HMAS Warramunga makes two more drug hauls in Arabian Sea

Australian Navy sailors offload narcotics from an intercepted vessel during HMAS Warramunga’s deployment to operation Manitou. Photo: Royal Australian Navy

Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Warramunga has continued her drug interception streak with an additional two hauls of illicit narcotics in the Arabian Sea.

The narcotics were intercepted following boarding operations in international waters of the Arabian Sea this week and are valued at approximately AUD$315.4 million, according to the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Illicit Drug Data Report 2015–16 figures.

The ship detected two separate suspect vessels via their MH-60R Seahawk Romeo helicopter over the course of two days

Warramunga’s boarding party was subsequently deployed and upon conducting searches uncovered approximately 6.2 tonnes of hashish on the two vessels.